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Trouble Shooting in gravure print

# Bleeding (gravure print)

In this article we explain how bleeding occures in garvure print and how to avoid it.

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 21.09.2020 [ TKM ](https://www.tkmgroup.com/en/troubleshooting/author/tkm)

## Bleeding (gravure print)

The smearing, which also bleeds from the printed area into the unprinted area, is often a sign of poor colour tolerance to moisture or an incorrect drying time of the ink. In some cases, a too flat doctor blade setting can lead to bleeding.

**Solutions to bleeding:**

- Ensure the correct web temperature for the substrate and the increase heating temperature or air flow.
- Check the viscosity of the ink and adjust it with solvents or additives if necessary.
- Verify the drying time of the ink and add quicker drying solvents if necessary.
- Inspect the doctor blade angle and flatten it if necessary.
  
  TKM recommends TKM CeraPrint or TKM Powerprint

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